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LISTEN — Class Disrupted S4 E18: Anxiety, Fear, and the Importance of Listening

Diane Tavenner & Michael Horn suggest a path forward that doesn't seek to show why one side is wrong, but instead starts with deep listening & empathy

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

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Class Disrupted Podcast

Pandemic

A New Way to Innovate at Schools: Embrace a Child-Like Mind, Test Boundaries

There’s a beauty to embracing a child-like mind in exploring the limits, to understand where new ideas work — and importantly, where they break

Diane Tavenner & Michael B. Horn

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Class Disrupted

Pandemic

LISTEN — Class Disrupted S4 E16: Is Legislation the Best Way to End the ‘Reading Wars’?

How do we get to a point where we teach children in line with the best evidence from the science of reading?

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

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Class Disrupted

Pandemic

LISTEN — Class Disrupted S4 E15: How Hardening Schools Could Harm Students

It’s not that schools shouldn't “harden,” but these are design decisions — and schools must be more intentional about the ones they make, and why

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

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California

LISTEN — Class Disrupted S4 E14: How to Design a College Alternative

Don’t try to be everything to everyone — nail one thing and then launch separate offerings so you can nail other offerings.

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

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Class Disrupted Podcast

Pandemic

LISTEN — Class Disrupted S3 E20: Does Banning Things Actually Keep Children Safe in Schools?

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

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Omicron, Schools & Ted Lasso: What the Comedy Can Teach Us About Crisis Response

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

January 11, 2022

Pandemic

LISTEN — Class Disrupted S3 E8: 3 Big Education Wishes for 2022

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

December 14, 2021

Pandemic

Why Is There More Physical Violence in Schools This Year?

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

November 30, 2021

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Why Is This Teacher Shortage Different (and How Did We Get Here?)

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

November 16, 2021

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Where Are Students Learning This Year?

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

November 2, 2021

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Standards and Curriculum Aren't the Same

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

October 19, 2021

Pandemic

LISTEN — Class Disrupted S3 E3: Who Decides What Gets Taught?

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

October 5, 2021

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LISTEN — Class Disrupted S3 E2: What Schools Should Teach

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

September 21, 2021

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Podcast: Back-to-School COVID-19 Shopping

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September 14, 2021

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5 Things I Learned Recording ‘Class Disrupted’

Michael B. Horn

September 8, 2020

Pandemic

When the Teacher Becomes the Student: What I Learned From Making ‘Class Disrupted’

Diane Tavenner

September 8, 2020

Pandemic

LISTEN — Class Disrupted Episode 10: We Should Have Fixed Inequity in Education Yesterday. Now the Pandemic Has Made Redesigning the System Exponentially More Urgent

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

July 27, 2020

Pandemic

LISTEN — Class Disrupted Episode 9: Should School Be Year-Round?

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

July 20, 2020

Pandemic

LISTEN — Class Disrupted Episode 8: The Faulty Promise of Tests

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

July 6, 2020

Pandemic

LISTEN — Class Disrupted Episode 7: Straight A’s for All? What’s the Purpose of a Grade?

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

June 29, 2020

Pandemic

LISTEN — Class Disrupted Podcast Episode 6: Help! My Child and I Are Overwhelmed!

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

June 22, 2020

Pandemic

LISTEN — Class Disrupted Podcast Episode 5: My Kid’s Able to Finish Schoolwork in 3 Hours. So What Is He Doing for the 6 in School?

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

June 16, 2020

Pandemic

LISTEN — Class Disrupted Podcast Episode 4: Why Are We Doing School?

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

June 8, 2020

Pandemic

LISTEN — Class Disrupted Podcast Episode 3: Why Can’t Sal Khan Just Teach Everyone?

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

June 1, 2020

Pandemic

LISTEN — Class Disrupted Podcast Episode 2: Why Is My Child Doing So Many Worksheets Right Now?

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

May 25, 2020

Pandemic

LISTEN — Class Disrupted Podcast Episode 1: Why Doesn’t Every Student Have a Device and the Internet? How One Texas District Is Leading the Way for Virtual Learning

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

May 18, 2020

Pandemic

LISTEN: Introducing the Class Disrupted Podcast, a Weekly Pandemic Education Conversation Hosted by Author Michael Horn & Summit Public Schools’ Diane Tavenner

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

May 18, 2020

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Class Disrupted Podcast

LISTEN — Class Disrupted S4 E18: Anxiety, Fear, and the Importance of Listening

Diane Tavenner & Michael Horn suggest a path forward that doesn't seek to show why one side is wrong, but instead starts with deep listening & empathy

A New Way to Innovate at Schools: Embrace a Child-Like Mind, Test Boundaries

There’s a beauty to embracing a child-like mind in exploring the limits, to understand where new ideas work — and importantly, where they break

LISTEN — Class Disrupted S4 E16: Is Legislation the Best Way to End the ‘Reading Wars’?

How do we get to a point where we teach children in line with the best evidence from the science of reading?

LISTEN — Class Disrupted S4 E15: How Hardening Schools Could Harm Students

It’s not that schools shouldn't “harden,” but these are design decisions — and schools must be more intentional about the ones they make, and why

LISTEN — Class Disrupted S4 E14: How to Design a College Alternative

Don’t try to be everything to everyone — nail one thing and then launch separate offerings so you can nail other offerings.

Children deserve a first-rate education.The public deserves first-rate reporting on it.Please make a tax-exempt donation to The 74.

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LISTEN — Class Disrupted S3 E20: Does Banning Things Actually Keep Children Safe in Schools?

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LISTEN — Class Disrupted S4 E9: Shake-Up in the Assessment Market

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LISTEN — Class Disrupted S4 E2: What Does a Real Pilot Look Like in a School?

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Benefits of Meritocracy Amid Problems with Exam Schools

What Does Education Have to Do with Meritocracy?

Is America Facing a Teacher Shortage? Inside the Numbers That Say Yes — and No

Class Disrupted S3 E11: What is Driving Parent Frustration with Schools?

LISTEN — Class Disrupted S3 E10: The Unworkable Burden On Schools

Omicron, Schools & Ted Lasso: What the Comedy Can Teach Us About Crisis Response

LISTEN — Class Disrupted S3 E8: 3 Big Education Wishes for 2022

Why Is There More Physical Violence in Schools This Year?

Why Is This Teacher Shortage Different (and How Did We Get Here?)

Where Are Students Learning This Year?

Standards and Curriculum Aren't the Same

LISTEN — Class Disrupted S3 E3: Who Decides What Gets Taught?

LISTEN — Class Disrupted S3 E2: What Schools Should Teach

Podcast: Back-to-School COVID-19 Shopping

5 Things I Learned Recording ‘Class Disrupted’

When the Teacher Becomes the Student: What I Learned From Making ‘Class Disrupted’

LISTEN — Class Disrupted Episode 10: We Should Have Fixed Inequity in Education Yesterday. Now the Pandemic Has Made Redesigning the System Exponentially More Urgent

LISTEN — Class Disrupted Episode 9: Should School Be Year-Round?

LISTEN — Class Disrupted Episode 8: The Faulty Promise of Tests

LISTEN — Class Disrupted Episode 7: Straight A’s for All? What’s the Purpose of a Grade?

LISTEN — Class Disrupted Podcast Episode 6: Help! My Child and I Are Overwhelmed!

LISTEN — Class Disrupted Podcast Episode 5: My Kid’s Able to Finish Schoolwork in 3 Hours. So What Is He Doing for the 6 in School?

LISTEN — Class Disrupted Podcast Episode 4: Why Are We Doing School?

LISTEN — Class Disrupted Podcast Episode 3: Why Can’t Sal Khan Just Teach Everyone?

LISTEN — Class Disrupted Podcast Episode 2: Why Is My Child Doing So Many Worksheets Right Now?

LISTEN — Class Disrupted Podcast Episode 1: Why Doesn’t Every Student Have a Device and the Internet? How One Texas District Is Leading the Way for Virtual Learning

LISTEN: Introducing the Class Disrupted Podcast, a Weekly Pandemic Education Conversation Hosted by Author Michael Horn & Summit Public Schools’ Diane Tavenner

Children deserve a first-rate education.
The public deserves first-rate reporting on it.
Please make a tax-exempt donation to The 74.